Benefits of Prenatal Group Care

Slide Deck January 1, 2020

The healthcare visit, a nearly universal event in pregnancy and early childhood, is an opportunity to provide parents with the knowledge and skills to support their child and family’s health and is a significant entry point for promoting optimal child development. In this slidedeck from a webinar, leaders from the Centering Health Care Institute explore how centering improves health outcomes, and supports healthy parent-child interactions, early learning and positive parenting. Learn about emerging national and state policy initiatives that support maternal and child health.

Benefits of Prenatal Group Care Webinar Recording

Archived Webinar January 1, 2020

In this webinar join Marena Burnett and Angie Truesdale from the Centering Healthcare Institute as we explore how Centering improves health outcomes and supports healthy parent-child interactions, early learning, and positive parenting within the framework of billable group visits. Learn about emerging national and state-level policy initiatives that support maternal and child health.

Preparing the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDGB5) Renewal Application

Policy Agenda October 1, 2019

This report analyzes the 2018 PDG B-5 applications to assess how the initial funding is helping states move forward in their systems-building efforts

Prenatal to Five Fiscal Modeling A Foundation for PN3 Efforts Planning Grantee Meeting

Slide Deck September 1, 0192

This presentation by Jeanna Capito, NCIT Capacity Building Hub and Simon Workman, Center for American Progress, looks at developing a fiscal agenda, components of fiscal modeling, and revenue and expense modeling. It also covers how Pritzker Children’s Initiative grantees can use the information and communicate the results of their fiscal modeling.

Leveraging Public Health and Health Care in Prenatal to Age Three Policy

Archived Meeting Resources September 1, 2019

This presentation by Anna Strong, Arkansas Children’s, explores ways to leverage public health and health care in prenatal-to- three policy. She also covers the “magic” and “frustrations” of cross-sector work.

Driving Change for Children and Families in the District of Columbia

Slide Deck September 1, 2019

This presentation by the Otero Strategy Group discusses building a comprehensive prenatal – to-three strategy to drive change for children and families in Washington, DC.

The HOPE Consortium Expression of Interest Survey

Slide Deck February 8, 2018

States and communities are advancing innovative ways to support critical facets of infant and toddler development as part of their early childhood systems focus. The leaders participating in this webinar highlighted their systems approaches, their leveraging of resources, and their ideas for the future. Speakers drew on their work overseeing a statewide Early Head Start-Child Care partnership; a multi-county integrated health and wellness initiative that includes mental health, family engagement and systems integration; and a community initiative focused on thriving babies that brings together services, system, community and family level strategies.

The HOPE Consortium Expression of Interest Survey Webinar

Slide Deck February 1, 2018

HOPE Consortium has released a survey to identify interest in this project. This webinar is designed to address questions of interested applicants.

Babies, Toddlers, and Systems that Support Them and Their Families Webinar

Slide Deck February 1, 2018

States and communities are advancing innovative ways to support critical facets of infant and toddler development as part of their early childhood systems focus. The leaders participating in this webinar highlighted their systems approaches, their leveraging of resources, and their ideas for the future. Speakers drew on their work overseeing a statewide Early Head Start-Child Care partnership; a multi-county integrated health and wellness initiative that includes mental health, family engagement and systems integration; and a community initiative focused on thriving babies that brings together services, system, community and family level strategies.

Taking Action on Early Learning: 17 Executive Actions for Governors

Archived Meeting Resources November 1, 2017

In this issue brief, the Center for American Progress outlines 17 non-legislative actions that support early learning programs. While not every recommendation is appropriate or feasible in every state, all are intended to present options for state executives who are committed to taking action on this critical issue.